Most Mornington roofs already have panels. We add the battery, replace arrays that are too small for the house you live in now, and set up backup for the outages, with gear rated for salt air. Based 17 minutes away in Somerville.
Mornington took up rooftop solar earlier and faster than most of Melbourne, which is why our work here looks different from the suburbs further up the line. A large share of the homes we visit already have a 3kW to 6kW system from ten or more years ago, an inverter near the end of its life, and a feed-in tariff that now pays a few cents. The question is rarely whether to go solar. It is what to do with what is on the roof.
There are usually two good answers. If the panels are sound, a battery and a hybrid inverter put the afternoon surplus to work in the evening. If the array is small, tired or shaded by trees that have grown since, the better job is a new full-roof system with the battery designed in. We test what is there and show you both options with numbers.
Two local conditions shape every design. Salt air reaches well back from Fisherman's Beach and the Esplanade, so mounting, isolators and outdoor enclosures are specified for it. And the Peninsula loses power in high wind more often than the city does, so most Mornington customers want backup circuits. More on our work across Mornington.
The order below is how often we do each job in Mornington.
A Sigenergy, GoodWe, Tesla Powerwall or Sungrow battery connected to the system you already own. We check the inverter first: some batteries sit alongside it, others need a hybrid inverter in its place. The federal battery discount applies either way.
Old panels off, new Jinko or Aiko panels on, usually three to four times the output from the same roof. This is the job when the original array was sized before the EV, the pool pump or the heat pump arrived.
Fridge, lights, internet, the garage door and a few power points kept on when the grid drops. We agree the backup circuits with you at the quote and test them with you at handover.
Mounting, isolators and outdoor enclosures rated for salt air, and batteries kept out of direct weather. Near the water this is the difference between a system that lasts and one that does not.
The full range is on our products page.
Tier-one panels with 25-year performance warranties, laid out for the roof faces you have.
Hybrid and string inverters, chosen so a battery can join the system now or later.
Home batteries sized to the evening peak, with backup circuits set up for outages.
Home chargers wired into the same system and set to charge from your solar first.
Mount Eliza and Mount Martha sit either side of Mornington, with the same roofs and the same salt air.
Four tired rows of panels came off and 36 new Jinko panels went on, with a 15kW Sigenergy inverter and 40.3kWh of storage. The pool, the heating and the car now run on the roof.
37 Jinko panels laid out around the trees, a Sigenergy hybrid inverter and four SigenStor modules mounted on an exterior wall.
A whole home taken off gas, with 32 Jinko panels and 24.18kWh of Sigenergy storage installed in a single day. The monthly bill went from $302 to $148.
An upgrade starts with the system you already have.
Panel output, inverter age and model, roof condition and the switchboard. You get an honest answer on what is worth keeping.
Battery on the existing array, or a new array with battery. Each with a fixed after-discount price and what it does to your bill.
Federal discounts, Solar Victoria eligibility where new panels are involved, and the network application for the new export arrangement.
Normally one day, including removal of old panels where we are replacing them.
Backup circuits are tested with you, then monitoring is set up on your phone.
The rules differ for a battery-only job and a new solar system, so we work it out for your address.
The Cheaper Home Batteries discount, around 30 percent off an approved battery with no income test. This is the one that applies to a battery added to existing solar.
Where the array is replaced or extended, small-scale technology certificates come off the price of the new panels at the point of sale.
For eligible owner-occupiers, on solar panels and inverters only. It does not cover batteries: the Solar Victoria battery rebate and battery loan closed in 2025. Eligibility depends on the household and the property, and we check it before quoting.
Our depot is in Somerville, 12 km from Main Street. The people you speak to are the people who do the job.
If your existing panels are fine, we say so and quote the battery alone. A smaller job done right is better than a bigger one you did not need.
Salt-rated mounting and outdoor gear are standard on our Peninsula work, not an extra you have to ask for.
Backup circuits are tested with you at handover, so the first real outage is not the test.
Solar Accreditation Australia accredited, New Energy Tech Approved Seller, and installed by our own electricians.
Live Google reviews. Look for the Sigenergy, GoodWe and Powerwall jobs.
Anything else, call 0466 355 441. You will get an electrician, not a salesperson.
In most cases, yes. We check the age and model of your inverter first. Some batteries connect alongside it, and with older inverters it is better value to replace the inverter with a hybrid unit that runs both the panels and the battery.
If they are producing close to their rating and the roof space is not needed, keep them. If the array is under 5kW, more than ten years old or shaded, a new system from the same roof usually produces several times as much. We test and show you both.
Yes, when backup circuits are set up. The essentials stay on and the solar keeps charging the battery through the day. We test this at handover.
It attacks cheap fixings and unsealed enclosures, not the panels themselves. We use salt-rated mounting and outdoor gear in Mornington and keep batteries out of direct weather.
No. The Solar Victoria battery rebate and battery loan closed in 2025. Batteries receive the federal discount. The Solar Victoria rebate and loan cover solar panels and inverters for eligible households.
Yes. We arrange access around your visits, set the system up for a house that sits empty midweek, and give you monitoring so you can see it from home.
We test what you have, then send a written quote with the options, brands and after-discount price. No obligation.
